WORLD OF INDUSTRIES 03/2019

Witness China’s

Witness China’s industrial transformation at IAMD Beijing and Shenzhen Being 2000 kilometers apart, the manufacturing industry in Beijing and Shenzhen face different issues and challenges. But international trade fairs like IAMD – Beijing and IAMD – Shenzhen offer region’s manufacturing sector, solutions that they seek. These events also expedite the transformation of manufacturing industry in North and South China. Author: Sushen Doshi, International Correspondent for World of Industries NEWS AND MARKETS In this report we take a look at two regions of China that are thousands of miles apart in terms of location as well as the industrial landscape; Shenzhen and Beijing. The manufacturing sector in Beijing and North China in general is very different as compared to that in Shenzhen. Beijing and its surrounding region including Tianjin and the Hebei province host mainly the heavy industry sectors like automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical, industry machinery, heavy electrical equipment, metals including steel production, petrochemicals etc. Whereas industries in Shenzhen are mainly IT, manufacturing of electronics and telecommunication products. Shenzhen’s industries are much more advanced and automated as compared to North China’s. In Northern China, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region accounts for approximately 10 % of China’s $ 13 trillion GDP and is made up over 100 million people – 8 % of China’s population. As the region undergoes transformation under the “Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Integration Plan”, it offers immense opportunities in upgrading and modernizing its industrial base. GDP of Beijing alone amounts to $ 440 billion, while Shenzhen, regarded as the silicon valley of China, has an annual GDP of around $ 350 billion. Thanks to its advanced manufacturing sector, Shenzhen has recently surpassed Hongkong in terms of annual GDP. The city has one of the most favorable business environments in China, and with a large number of high-tech companies, it tops all Chinese cities in innovative capabilities. To witness and participate in the regions overall industrial transformation, two international trade fairs Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives (IAMD) – Beijing and Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives (IAMD) – Shenzhen, are precisely the events to go to. IAMD Beijing 2019: new growth driver to new age manufacturing First amongst the two fairs is the IAMD - Beijing, to be hosted from 8 th - 10 th May, 2019 at the Beijing Exhibition Center. As a part of Han- 8 WORLDOFINDUSTRIES 3/2019

nover Messe’s global chain of industrial automation events, this show has built a reputation for itself, as one of the most professional and comprehensive trade platforms for industrial automation products in Northern China. This three day event aims to accommodate more than 200 exhibitors from China as well as abroad. Exhibitors present their cutting-edge technologies and solutions that are aimed are upgrading the traditional manufacturing landscape. Covering a display area of around 20,000 m 2 , the event sees more than 18,000 attendees representing various industry segments. Following the trends of Industry 4.0 to integrate power transmission exhibits to automation trade fair, IAMD Beijing will showcase the overall solutions of automation, power transmission and fluid power transmission sectors. Responding to the demands of exhibitor and visitors, IAMD Beijing is heavily focused on exhibiting diversified innovative technologies and automation solutions for sustainable development, providing a comprehensive high-end networking platform and exploring direct business opportunities for exhibitors and visitors. The product category at IAMD Beijing is comprehensive and caters to the requirements of the regional industry. In the Motion & Drives segment, the display area has companies exhibiting products from the fluid power transmission systems like hydraulics, pneumatics and sealing technology; mechanical power transmission systems like gears, chains, belt transmission, bearings, couplings; drive systems like motors, drive components and frequency inverters; infrastructure items like control cabinets, housing systems, cables and fiber optics systems. In the control technology segment, visitors can see control systems like PLCs, Scada, industrial PC based control systems including all the hardware for industrial PCs. Considering their wide application in all types of industries, sensor technology products have a dedicated floor space of their own with an extensive variety of sensors and transducers including the identification sensors, industrial image processing sensors, measuring sensors, safety sensors and transducer systems on display. IAMD also offers power supply products like signal converters, contactors, motor WORLDOFOFINDUSTRIES 3/2019 9